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After all is said and done, I think I'm going to call this one "HORNY HORNET'S 'PIMP DADDY'". LOL!

I think the colors came out too loud, but I promised myself I would build this one start to finish, no matter what.

One thing I recommend doing if you are going to use the visor is to cut off the pins and then glue the thing down at the end . . .the pins are a bit fragile and will break off after a few tries at mocking it up . . . so save yourself the frustration . . .

Here's a nice smooth shot . . .

I still have to put a coat of dullcoat on the paint so that it's not so delicate . . .

Here's the last shot with a wheel and the front bumper just to get an idea of what it's going to look like . . .

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Something I noticed- it's near impossible to find a Hudson side-profile picture with the side trim off, so I can see where the mounting holes go. Oh, sure, you can find a fender for a '53 Hornet with the trim off, but everything else is the wrong year or model. The one 'frame off' resto album I found had the fenders, doors AND ROCKERS cut off, big help there!

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Thanks, Rob! And, of course, this means you are going to build one too, right?

We have some 1:1 car issues that need to get resolved, and the Tampa SW Street Rod Nats model contest that will eat up a bulk of my spending cash. So I figure this time next month maybe I'll be okay to order this and the Revell 48. I wll endevour to come up with something between now and then. If not, I will learn and enjoy all the excellent eye-candy that we'll be seeing here.